See How Multiphysics Simulation Is Used in Research and Development

Engineers, researchers, and scientists across industries use multiphysics simulation to research and develop innovative product designs and processes. Find inspiration in technical papers and presentations they have presented at the COMSOL Conference. Browse the selection below or use the Quick Search tool to find a specific presentation or filter by application area.


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Simulation of Mixing and Polymerization in 3D-Printed Tubular Reactors including SMX-Mixing Elements

Sören Hapke1, Gerrit A. Luinstra1, Kristina Zentel1
1University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

The progress within the field of additive manufacturing has eased the fabrication of new reactor geometries significantly. It is possible to design and print a reactor of tailored shape and size at comparatively low costs and short time. Printing and testing all sensible reactor designs ... Read More

Concentration polarization effects in a single pass membrane module for continuous diafiltration

Ruijie Tan1, Matthias Franzreb1
1Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Baden Württemberg, Germany

Concentration polarization (CP) is a common problem in membrane filtration. It is caused by the convective transport of large molecules towards the membrane surface, however while the solvent passes the membrane as permeate, the molecules are retained and accumulate at the membrane ... Read More

Design of a trailing shield for arc welding and arc additive manufacturing processes

Simon Morville1, Alexandre Benoît1
1IRT Jules Verne, Bouguenais, France

Manufacturing of metal component in industry involves many kind of processes where materials experience high temperature and changes of state. Then, oxidation may become a significant topic regarding industrial requirement and specification. This issue is well-known in welding ... Read More

A first approximation to the modeling of vapor plume evolution in laser welding

M. Raja Kumar1, I. Tomashchuk1, J.-M. Jouvard1, M. Duband1
1Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne, France

A quantification of spatial and temporal evolution of laser-induced plume would enhance the comprehension of high speed imaging results and allow optimizing the acquisition conditions for the emission spectroscopy. What temperature and concentrations of the evaporating species are ... Read More

Membrane Electrode Assembly for CO2 Electroreduction: Influence of Flow Channel Design

Siddhartha Subramanian1, Thomas Burdyny1
1TU Delft, Netherlands

Electrochemical reduction of CO2 to value added chemicals is a promising strategy to mitigate its emission from atmosphere and close the carbon cycle. Although the knowledge on designing electrocatalysts for CO2 electroreduction exists, challenges are associated with developing CO2 ... Read More

Numerical simulation of non-aqueous phase liquids imbibition in unconsolidated porous media

Chukwuemeka Onaa1, Taofik Nassan1, Mohd Amro1
1Institute of Drilling and Fluid Mining Engineering, Freiberg, Germany

A three-dimensional multiphase laboratory experiment was simulated with a view to evaluating the subsurface distribution of non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPL). The experiment was set-up to reconstruct the migration of hydrocarbon-leaks, occurring in the earth´s surface, predominantly ... Read More

Evaluating Goethite-Laterite Fixed-bed Adsorbent of Hexavalent Chromium [Cr (VI)] in Mine Wastewater

Candy Mercado1
1University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines

The presence of hexavalent chromium in dangerous concentrations in mine wastewater poses a hazard to the environment and emphasizes the development of technology in wastewater treatment is important. This study focused on the simulation of a fixed-bed adsorption column of soil and water ... Read More

Finite element modelling of three-phase non-isothermal flow in heavy oil reservoirs- case study SAGD

T. Nassan1, M. Amro1
1Freiberg University of Technology, Freiberg, Sachs, Germany

Thermal enhanced oil recovery methods form the majority of the enhanced oil recovery projects worldwide. Among the thermal methods, steam injection is the most effective and most applied process in petroleum industry. The main mechanism of the steam injection method is the reduction of ... Read More

Simulation/Validation of Pollutant Transport in Rivers Using COMSOL Multiphysics®

Larry J. Matel1
1Green Streets Infrastructure LLC, USA

Our atmosphere, land, and water are being continuously besieged by pollutants caused by such events as heavy metals leaching from mine tailing ponds, chemical spills from railroad and truck tanker accidents, and petroleum pipeline failures, to name just a few. These environmental ... Read More

Modelling of cavity hydrogen pressure for a cast steel

A.YAKTITI1, F.CHRISTIEN1, J-F.CARTON2
1Mines Saint-Etienne, LGF, UMR 5307 , France
2SafeMetal, Feurs, France

It has been well proved that hydrogen represents a harmful element for steels because it can easily embrittle them. This phenomenon is known as Hydrogen Embrittelement (H.E.) and it leads to a serious decrease in mechanical properties especially loss of ductility. The studied material is ... Read More